Bagwan (Bagban)Samajik Sanstha Mumbai  ​

OUR HISTORY

 

The Bagban are a Muslim community found in North India 

 

According to some traditions, the Bagban is a branch of the Kunjra community. Baghban literally means gardener in Persian and Urdu languages. The term is exactly the same as the Urdu term Mali, which also means gardener, and is the name of a well known Hindu caste Mali.

The Bagban have three sub-divisions, the Kachhi, Murao and Mali suggesting that they are Muslim converts from these three communities. 

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The Bagban is a community of farmers, growing and selling vegetables such as potatoes, onions. Their landholdings are small, and many are sharecroppers. The Bagban are thus distinct from the Kunjra, who are a landless community

 

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